Siemens IC Mobile has launched the M50, the company's first mass market Java phone it also offers EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service), exchangeable CLIPit Covers and a special Calling Images feature, to allow real images to be stored and linked to specific phone book entries.
The M50 comes with several games as standard, including Flowboarding, a sports game based on Siemens' Wave Tour and the popular multi-player game Kung-F, from BattleMail. With Java, applications can be downloaded, stored, played and exchanged at the users' discretion and with GPRS (class 8) and a WAP 1.2.1 browser.
The M50 is also the first phone to demonstrate Siemens' OTA (over-the-air) payment solution. Consumers are able to test Java applications, games or services before choosing to pay for the full application or next level of the game. Short cut buttons also allow access to these applications by linking directly to the wireless portal. For example, key '2' takes the user to 'Games & More' and key '5' and '8' link to Siemens' and content providers' websites, ensuring that the download of the latest Java applications is simple and fast.
The phone offers 260 hours standby time and 6 hours talk time.
Available across Europe and Asia from June 2002, Siemens' M50 weighs approximately 97 grams and will be priced between the C45 and ME45 at time of launch."
Posted to the site on 13th March 2002
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